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WHERE TO APPLY?
Part 1
Where to Apply for a Permanent Resident Visa
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If you have
been lawfully admitted for at least one year to one of the following
countries, provinces or territories (or are a citizen of): |
You must apply at the corresponding Canadian Visa Office
in this column: |
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Afghanistan |
Islamabad |
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Albania |
Rome |
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Algeria |
Paris |
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Andorra |
Paris |
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Angola |
Pretoria |
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Anguilla |
Port of Spain |
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Anhui |
Beijing |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
Port of Spain |
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Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
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Armenia |
Moscow |
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Aruba |
Caracas |
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Ascension |
Accra |
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Ashmore and
Cartier Island |
Sydney |
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Australia |
Sydney |
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Austria |
Vienna |
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Azerbaijan |
Ankara |
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B |
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Bahamas |
Kingston |
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Bahrain |
London |
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Bangladesh |
Singapore |
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Barbados |
Port of Spain |
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Belarus |
Warsaw |
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Belau,
Republic of (or Palau) |
Manila |
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Belgium |
Paris |
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Belize |
Guatemala City |
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Benin |
Accra |
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Bermuda |
Buffalo |
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Bhutan |
New Delhi |
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Bolivia |
Lima |
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Bonaire |
Caracas |
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Bora Bora |
Sydney |
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Boznia-Herzegovina |
Vienna |
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Botswana |
Pretoria |
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Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
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British Indian
Ocean Territory |
Colombo |
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Brunei |
Singapore |
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Bulgaria |
Bucharest |
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Burkina-Faso |
Abidjan |
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Burma
(Myanmar, Union of) |
Singapore |
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Burundi |
Nairobi |
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C |
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Cambodia |
Singapore |
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Cameroon |
Abidjan |
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Canada (for temporary lawful resident only) |
Buffalo, or office responsible for your country of
citizenship or, if stateless, your country of habitual residence (see this
list). |
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Canary Islands |
Paris |
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Cape Verde |
Abidjan |
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Caroline
Islands |
Manila |
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Cayman Islands |
Kingston |
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Central
African Republic |
Abidjan |
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Chad |
Abidjan |
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Channel
Islands |
London |
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Chile |
Santiago |
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China (see
People's Republic of China) |
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Choiseul |
Sydney |
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Christmas
Island |
Sydney |
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Cocos
(Keeling) Island |
Sydney |
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Colombia |
Bogota |
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Comoros Island |
Nairobi |
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Cook Island |
Sydney |
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Costa Rica |
Guatemala City |
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Croatia |
Vienna |
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Cuba |
Havana |
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Curaçao |
Caracas |
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Cyprus |
Damascus |
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Czech Republic |
Vienna |
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D |
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Democratic
Republic of the Congo |
Abidjan |
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Denmark |
London |
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Djibouti |
Nairobi |
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Dominica |
Port of Spain |
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Dominican
Republic |
Port-au-Prince |
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E |
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East Timor |
Singapore |
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Easter Island |
Santiago |
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Ecuador |
Bogota |
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Egypt |
Cairo |
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El Salvador |
Guatemala City |
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England |
London |
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Equatorial
Guinea |
Abidjan |
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Eritrea |
Nairobi |
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Estonia |
Warsaw |
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Ethiopia |
Nairobi |
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F |
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Falkland
Islands |
Buenos Aires |
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Faroe Islands |
London |
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Fiji |
Sydney |
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Finland |
London |
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France |
Paris |
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French Guiana |
Port-au-Prince |
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French
Polynesia |
Sydney |
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Fujian (PRC’s
province) |
Hong Kong |
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G |
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Gabon |
Abidjan |
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Gambia |
Accra |
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Gambier Island |
Sydney |
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Gaza Strip
(Palestinian Authority) |
Tel Aviv |
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Georgia |
Ankara |
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Germany |
Berlin |
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Ghana |
Accra |
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Gibraltar |
Paris |
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Greece |
Rome |
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Greenland |
London |
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Grenada |
Port of Spain |
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Guadalcanal |
Sydney |
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Guadeloupe |
Port-au-Prince |
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Guam |
Manila |
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Guangdong (PRC’s
province) |
Hong Kong |
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Guangxi (PRC’s
province) |
Hong Kong |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
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Guinea
(Refugees apply in Accra) |
Abidjan |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Abidjan |
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Guyana |
Port of Spain |
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H |
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Hainan (PRC’s
province) |
Hong Kong |
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Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
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Honduras |
Guatemala City |
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Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
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Huahine |
Sydney |
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Hungary |
Vienna |
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I |
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Iceland |
London |
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India |
New Delhi |
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Indonesia |
Singapore |
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Iran |
Damascus |
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Iraq |
Damascus |
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Ireland |
London |
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Isle of Man |
London |
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Israel |
Tel Aviv |
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Italy |
Rome |
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Ivory Coast |
Abidjan |
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J |
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Jamaica |
Kingston |
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Japan |
Manila |
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Jiangsu (PRC’s
province) |
Beijing |
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Johnston Atoll |
Manila |
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Jordan |
Damascus |
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K |
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Kazakhstan |
Moscow |
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Kenya |
Nairobi |
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Kiribati |
Sydney |
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Kosrae
(Micronesia) |
Manila |
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Kuwait |
London |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Moscow |
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L |
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Laos |
Singapore |
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Latvia |
Warsaw |
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Lebanon |
Damascus |
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Lesotho |
Pretoria |
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Liberia |
Accra |
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Libya |
Paris |
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Liechtenstein |
Paris |
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Lithuania |
Warsaw |
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Lord Howe
Island |
Sydney |
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Loyalty Island |
Sydney |
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Luxembourg |
Paris |
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M |
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Macao |
Hong Kong |
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Macedonia
(Former Yugoslav Republic of) |
Vienna |
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Madagascar
(Republic of) |
Nairobi |
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Maio |
Sydney |
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Malawi |
Pretoria |
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Malaysia |
Singapore |
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Maldives |
Colombo |
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Mali |
Abidjan |
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Malta |
Rome |
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Marianas |
Manila |
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Marie-Galante |
Port-au-Prince |
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Marquesas
Island |
Sydney |
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Marshall
Island |
Manila |
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Martinique |
Port-au-Prince |
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Maupiti |
Sydney |
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Mauritania |
Abidjan |
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Mauritius |
Nairobi |
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Mexico |
Mexico City |
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Micronesia
(Federated states of) |
Manila |
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Midway Island |
Manila |
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Moldova |
Bucharest |
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Monaco |
Paris |
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Mongolia |
Beijing |
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Montserrat |
Port of Spain |
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Moorea |
Sydney |
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Morocco |
Paris |
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Mozambique |
Pretoria |
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Myanmar, Union
of (Burma) |
Singapore |
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Namibia |
Pretoria |
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Nauru |
Sydney |
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Nepal |
New Delhi |
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Netherlands |
Berlin |
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Nevis |
Port of Spain |
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New Caledonia |
Sydney |
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New Georgia |
Sydney |
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New Ireland |
Sydney |
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New Zealand |
Sydney |
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Nicaragua |
Guatemala City |
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Niger |
Abidjan |
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Nigeria |
Accra |
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Niue Island |
Sydney |
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Norfolk Island |
Sydney |
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North Korea |
Beijing |
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Northern
Ireland |
London |
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Northern
Mariana Island |
Manila |
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Norway |
London |
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O |
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Oman |
London |
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P |
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Pakistan |
Islamabad |
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Palau (or
Republic of Belau) |
Manila |
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Palestinian
Authority (West Bank & Gaza Strip) |
Tel Aviv |
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Panama |
Guatemala City |
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Papua New
Guinea |
Sydney |
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Paraguay |
Buenos Aires |
People’s Republic of China*
*Exception for Family Class applications only: office serving the
provinces of: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan is
Hong Kong |
Beijing or
Hong Kong |
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Peru |
Lima |
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Philippines |
Manila |
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Pitcairn
Island |
Sydney |
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Pohnpei
(Micronesia) |
Manila |
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Poland |
Warsaw |
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Portugal
(Azores, Madeira) |
Paris |
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Puerto Rico |
Port of Spain |
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Q |
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Qatar |
London |
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R |
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Raiatea |
Sydney |
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Republic of
Congo |
Abidjan |
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Republic of
Madagascar |
Nairobi |
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Reunion |
Nairobi |
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Romania |
Bucharest |
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Russia |
Moscow |
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Rwanda |
Nairobi |
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S |
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Saba |
Port-au-Prince |
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Samoa
(American & Western) |
Sydney |
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San Marino |
Rome |
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Santa Isabel |
Sydney |
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Sao Tome and
Principe |
Accra |
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Saudi Arabia |
London |
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Scotland |
London |
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Senegal |
Abidjan |
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Serbia-Montenegro |
Vienna |
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Seychelles |
Nairobi |
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Shanghai |
Beijing |
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Sierra Leone |
Accra |
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Singapore |
Singapore |
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Slovakia |
Vienna |
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Slovenia |
Vienna |
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Society
Archipelago |
Sydney |
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Solomon Island |
Sydney |
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Somalia |
Nairobi |
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South Africa |
Pretoria |
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South Korea |
Seoul |
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Spain |
Paris |
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Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
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St Pierre et
Miquelon |
Buffalo |
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St.
Barthelemay |
Port-au-Prince |
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St. Eustatius |
Port-au-Prince |
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St. Kitts |
Port of Spain |
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St. Lucia |
Port of Spain |
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St. Maarten/St.
Martin |
Port-au-Prince |
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St. Vincent
and the Grenadines |
Port of Spain |
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St. Helena |
Accra |
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Sudan |
Cairo |
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Suriname |
Port of Spain |
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Svalbard |
London |
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Swaziland |
Pretoria |
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Sweden |
London |
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Switzerland |
Paris |
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Syria |
Damascus |
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Tahaa |
Sydney |
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Tahiti |
Sydney |
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Taiwan |
Taïpei |
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Tajikistan |
Moscow |
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Tanzania |
Nairobi |
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Thailand |
Singapore |
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Togo |
Accra |
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Tokeleau
Island |
Sydney |
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Tonga |
Sydney |
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Tortola |
Port of Spain |
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Trinidad &
Tobago |
Port of Spain |
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Tristan da
Cunha |
Accra |
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Truk Island
(Micronesia) |
Manila |
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Tuamotu
Archipelago |
Sydney |
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Tunisia |
Paris |
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Turkey |
Ankara |
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Turkmenistan |
Ankara |
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Turks & Caicos |
Kingston |
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Tuvalu |
Sydney |
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U |
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Uganda |
Nairobi |
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Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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United Arab
Emirates |
London |
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Uruguay |
Buenos Aires |
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US Trust
Territories of the Pacific Island |
Manila |
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USA |
Buffalo |
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Uzbekistan |
Moscow |
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V |
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Vanuatu |
Sydney |
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Vatican City |
Rome |
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Venezuela |
Caracas |
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Vietnam |
Singapore |
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Virgin Islands
(British & US) |
Port of Spain |
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W |
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Wake Island |
Manila |
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Wales |
London |
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Wallis & Futuna |
Sydney |
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West Bank (Palestinian Authority) |
Tel Aviv |
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Western Sahara |
Paris |
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Y |
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Yap Island
(Micronesia) |
Manila |
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Yemen |
London |
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Z |
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Zambia |
Pretoria |
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Zhejiang (PRC’s
province) |
Beijing |
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Zimbabwe |
Pretoria |
Part 2
Where to Apply for a Temporary Resident Visa
(visitors, temporary workers and students)
To any of Canadian visa offices listed in Part 1
of this annex, or to one of the Canadian missions listed below, as long as you
have been lawfully admitted in the country in which you are present.
Important notice: if
the office where you apply determines that an interview is required in order
to make a decision on your application, you will have to attend such an
interview at that office.
Africa and Middle East:
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Amman (Jordan)
Beirut (Lebanon)
Conakry (Guinea) (visitors and students only)
Dakar (Senegal) (visitors and students only)
Harare (Zimbabwe) (visitors and students only)
Kuwait City (visitors and students only)
Lagos (Nigeria)
Libreville (Gabon) (visitors and students only)
Lusaka (Zambia) (visitors and students only)
Rabat (Morocco)
Tunis (Tunisia)
Tehran (Iran)
Yaounde (Cameroon) (visitors and students only)
Asia and Pacific:
Shanghai (PRC) (only for visitors from
provinces of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Tokyo (Japan)
Europe:
Belgrade (Serbia-Montenegro)
Budapest (Hungary)
Prague (Czech Republic)
St-Petersburg (Russia)
Western Hemisphere:
Detroit (USA)
Los Angeles (USA)
New-York (USA)
Seattle (USA)
Washington (USA)
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